Visiting Bolton fan:
I was explaining to a younger relative on Saturday that Blackpool are very old rivals of Bolton's. He'd absolutely no idea . Years ago I'd seen a fan survey suggesting that Blackpool viewed Bolton as their second biggest rivals after Preston. I googled it and it seems a further survey in 2019 found pretty much the same thing.
It didn't really feel that way on Saturday. I think to most Bolton fans who've watched the club from the 90s onwards they view Blackpool as similar to Burnley and Preston. Not really a big rivalry as such but always an occasion and a feisty derby when the day of the match itself arrives.
According to the list above Oldham are Bolton's fourth biggest rival, and Bury fifth which made me scratch my head somewhat! Made me think your listing might be wrong too?
I was explaining to a younger relative on Saturday that Blackpool are very old rivals of Bolton's. He'd absolutely no idea . Years ago I'd seen a fan survey suggesting that Blackpool viewed Bolton as their second biggest rivals after Preston. I googled it and it seems a further survey in 2019 found pretty much the same thing.
The top five rivals of English football's top 92 clubs revealed - Fan Banter
The top five rivals of English football’s top 92 clubs has been revealed and it’s got many supporters talking about it online. The 2019 study, which has been named ‘The League of Love And Hate’, has been carried out, with tens of thousands of football fans said to have responded to it, to find...
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It didn't really feel that way on Saturday. I think to most Bolton fans who've watched the club from the 90s onwards they view Blackpool as similar to Burnley and Preston. Not really a big rivalry as such but always an occasion and a feisty derby when the day of the match itself arrives.
According to the list above Oldham are Bolton's fourth biggest rival, and Bury fifth which made me scratch my head somewhat! Made me think your listing might be wrong too?